Improvement in riding-saddles



lUNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

PAUL WEBER AND LOUIS MLLER, OF STUTTGART, WRTEMBERG, GER- MANY,ASSIGNORS TO GEORGE L. WEBER, OF NEV YORK, N Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FlDlNG-SADDLES.I

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 41,l30, dated January5, 1864.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, PAUL WEBER and Lotus MLLER, both of Stuttgart, inthe Kingdom ot' Wrtemberg, Germany, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Riding-Saddles and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full,l clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a longitudinal verticalsection of our invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section ofthesame, taken in the plane indicated by the line x fr, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aplan or top view of the same, the seat having been removed to expose thegroundwork of the saddle.

Similar letters of reference in the three views indicate correspondingparts.

The object of this invention is to produce a saddle by which the horseis not pressed when in motion, one which will readily accommodate itselfto the changes in the shape of the horses back, consequent upon thegreater or smaller amount of labor or exertion to which the horse may besubjected at different times, and the seat of which will at all times bekept cool and comfortable by a current of air passing through between itand the back of the horse.

The invention also relates to an improvement in the girth, whereby thesame is made easy for the horse, and cheap and durable in itsconstruction.

The nature of our invention and its advantages will be readilyunderstood from the following description.

A represents the tree of our saddle, which is constructed of two tlatstrips, a, of sheet metal or other suitable material, which strips areconnected in front by the bow b, and in rear by the cantle c, the bowbeing made of round and the cantle of flat iron, and both being rigidlysecured to the strips a, by means of rivets, in an inclined position, asclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 ofthe drawings.

B is a strip of leather, or other suitable flexible material which isattached to the bow and cantle, and drawn down tight by means of lacesd, passing through its edges and the edges of the metal strips a,imparting to said strip of leather a concave shape suitable to receiveand support the'seat C of' the saddle. This seat is made in the ordinarymanner, of leather or other suitable material, and stuit'ed with hair orupholstered with any of the well-known materials, and it rests in fronton the bow b, and in the rear on the'cantle c, being sustained in themiddle by the leather strip B, and on the sides by the metal strips a.

D D are two pads, which are hinged to the inner sides of the strips a byloops c, or any other desirable means. These pads are made of thin steelplates covered with cloth, and they may be upholstered to some extent,so as to enable them to accommodate themselves readily to the back of ahorse without exerting an undue pressure on any part of the horse,whether the same be in motion or at rest.

If the saddle is placed on a horse, it rests entirely on the pads D D,and the seat C nowhere touches the body of the horse. A current of airpasses through between the seat and the back ofthe horse, keeping theseat comfortable and cool for the rider, and rendering the saddle lessoppressive to the animal. Furthermore, by keeping the seat oft from thehorses back, the pads are allowed to accommodate themselves readily toany changes taking place in the shape of the body of the horse, and thesaddle will tit the horse just as nicely after the same has endured longhardships and privations as it will at the beginning of a journey orcampaign, when he (the horse) comes fresh from the stable.

E is the girth, which is fastened by means of straps f, of leather orother suitable material, to the metal strips a.. The girth is composedof a series of cords, g,which are fastened together by two or morecrossbands, h, which are also made of cordage. rlhese crossbands preventthe cords from cutting the iesh, and the large number of cords composingthe girth enables the same to adapt itself to the shape of the horsesbelly, and to retain its place more tenaciously than a girth made in theordinary manner. Our girth does not require being strapped very tight,and still it will retain the saddle in place Without danger ner and forthe purpose substantially as shown of slipping; and, furthermore, itcosts less to and described.

make one of our girths, and the sume is more 2. The girth E, made of aseries of cords, g, durable than girths of the ordinary eonstruefastenedtogether by two or more Cross-bands,

tion. h, as and for the purpose specified.

What We claim as new7 and desire to secure PAUL WEBER. by LettersPatent, is- LOUIS MULLER.

1. The seat C, being supported by the strip Vitnesses: B und bows I) o,in combination with the pads HUGO STAHL, D D7 constructed und operatingin the man- VV. HAENGER.

